White Christmases are nice. Retailers would prefer a green one.

<p>We&#8217;ll be getting some clues about how this year&#8217;s holiday shopping season will pan out, with big retailers like Target, Walmart and Macy&#8217;s slated to released quarterly results today and tomorrow. What can we expect from holiday consumer spending? Then, we hear about the latest season of <a href="https://www.marketplace.org/shows/how-we-survive/">Marketplace&#8217;s climate solutions podcast, &#8220;How We Survive,&#8221;</a> which digs into what happens when water becomes unaffordable.</p>